Delays on SNAP funding putting strain on local food banks

The Palm Beach County Food Bank hosted its first large-scale food distribution event Friday in partnership with United Way of Palm Beach County, responding to a growing demand for food assistance across the community.

Cars stretched around the corner as hundreds of people waited in line.

WATCH: Food bank prepared boxes of groceries for about 1,000 families

Demand for food in Palm Beach County surges

“We had people lined up at 6 o’clock this morning,” said Jamie Kendall, CEO of the Palm Beach County Food Bank…

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